Find the next number in the sequence

5 12 24 36 ?

A man is surviving on an island along with his friend. They have been starving for four days for food. Suddenly, they find a fisherman. The friend goes with the fisherman in order to catch the fish (if they can find any).

The fisherman returns after some time but he is alone and has some salmon that he had prepared. When asked, the fisherman tells him that his best friend fell off the boat and drowned in the water. Starving for so long, he eats the meal while crying for his friend.

After being rescued, he goes to a diner and orders salmon. When he eats his meal, he jumps and commits suicide. Why did he do it?

Can you find out a way through which you can make five squares out of the given figure by moving just six match sticks?

What number comes next in this sequence:
7 8 5 5 3 4 4 _

I am an eight letter word and I am a computer terminology.
The second, third and fourth letters make an animal.
The fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth letters make a weapon.
The first, second, third and fourth letters can be taken as an outcome of any exam.
The fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth letter combine to form a high end typing software.

Can you tell who am I ?

what one word does the below rebus identifies?

I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?

It is raining today at 11:59 am. What is the probability of sunny weather after 72 hours?

Spot what is wrong here in below Picture?

Count the number of balls in picture below: